Evolving State Supervision: Issues Arising from State Qualification Standards and 'SAFE' Act Licensing, and Coordination with the CFPB
In February 2024, the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) adopted major amendments to Form PF to provide greater transparency into the operations and strategies of private funds, and to assist the...more
On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (together, the Commissions) jointly adopted additional amendments to Form PF, the confidential form by...more
Key Takeaways - Following the SEC’s adoption, earlier this year, of changes to Form PF, large hedge fund advisers will face, for the first time, a requirement to report certain events to the SEC within 72 hours. ...more
After the 2008 financial crisis, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) introduced the Form PF (Private Fund), which the SEC intended to serve as a tool for monitoring and assessing systemic...more
On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted a new rule (the “Rule”) that amends Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to privately-offered...more
The SEC on May 3, 2023, voted to adopt certain amendments to the reporting requirements under Form PF. Of particular interest to investors, the amendments require additional disclosure by all private equity fund advisors with...more
On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Form PF. Form PF is the “confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisors to private funds” that “provides the...more
On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Form PF, the confidential form by which certain SEC-registered investment advisers report information pertaining to the private funds...more
This OnPoint summarizes the panel discussion at Dechert’s annual investment funds conference that took place in Luxembourg in the last quarter of 2022. At the conference, we discussed the Regulation on the Markets of Crypto...more
To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more
On October 3, 2022, as lawmakers in the United States continue to debate which agencies should regulate crypto-based activities, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) released its Report on Digital Asset Financial...more
On October 3, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) released its “Report on Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks and Regulation” (Report), concluding, among other things, that unregulated cryptocurrencies could...more
Crypto Products Launch, Reports Detail CBDC Pilots and Bank Crypto Exposure - Last week, Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), announced plans “to make USDC available on five additional blockchain...more
This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more
Hearing: Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission- September 15, 2022- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of the U.S. Securities and...more
On August 10, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a joint proposal to amend Form PF, a reporting form for SEC-registered reporting private fund...more
In October 2021, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) published its inaugural Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk making over 30 recommendations to U.S. state and federal financial regulators on how best to...more
On March 21, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed far-reaching climate-related disclosure rules for public companies that do business in the United States. In a 3-1 vote, the SEC proposed rules that would...more
On January 26, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds (the Proposal). The Proposal...more
On January 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to private fund reporting rules that would increase the information required to be reported to the SEC on Form PF and the frequency of...more
Private equity funds could find themselves with much greater logistical reporting burdens if the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed amendments to Form PF are finalized. Our Securities Group and Investment...more
On January 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form the SEC uses to collect data about certain SEC-registered investment advisers to hedge...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” and “Commission”) proposed new rules to increase hedge fund and private equity fund disclosures to increase oversight of the industry and to monitor systemic risks...more
On November 1, 2021, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) - along with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) - published the Report on...more
On November 1, 2021, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (together, the “Agencies”) released a report on...more